web designers borrow, not steal

old news, first discovered via TechCrunch, but it's stuck in my craw. anyone see the recent AOL redesign?



looks shockingly similar to another high-profile redesign that was launched a few months ago...



decided to post these at a relatively high resolution, so that even at a glance you can see how strikingly similar the designs are (almost pixel for pixel).

some web designers borrow. hell, i've probably never had an original thought. but for a company like AOL to not only approve this design, but launch it, is shameful.